About Us

We love sewing. In fact we found our way to do it and we like it

We believe that everyone  should have at least one crafting skill not only to be able to repair broken things or make their own creations, but also to relax during the process of creating something useful and beautiful. The joy of wearing your own dress or any other clothing made by yourself and filled with love and care to your beloved ones is incomparable with the one bought. Sewing is one of the wonderful hobbies to learn.

Our story

Tina Tin is a cozy Latvian family micro company founded In 2020 by the one superb married couple. To some extent there are more than 10 family members involved mainly as rabbits for experiments and tests.

Very diverse education background gives non professional perspective and new vibes to the whole DIY dressing and educational concept, still later in life sewing and tailoring education together with crafting experience for more than a decade provided us with basic knowledge of fabrics, pattern making and sewing techniques.

We believe that everyone  should have at least one crafting skill not only to be able to repair broken things or make their own creations, but also to relax during the process of creating something useful and beautiful. The joy of wearing your own dress or any other clothing made by yourself and filled with love and care to your beloved ones is incomparable with the one bought. Sewing is one of the wonderful hobbies to learn.

As a simple family covering a large gap of age, height and variety of sizes and shapes we see our needs and lack of relevant offers to fulfill our demands for various aspects regarding simplicity, sustainability, comfort, ergonomics, health and expenses. By combining enthusiasm and technical ideas, an opportunity arose to offer better sewing approach to be shared with.

Behind our work

What is so unique about our sewing kits and patterns? We develop only our own original patterns and sewing kits (besides those you will ask us to made). Being trendy and following fashion is, to be honest, also important but you don't have to be trendy to be stylish in your own way. And what is more important, that garment that you wear suits you and you feel good in it?  Before we offer our kits and patterns to You, we wear them by ourselves so we can try our best to give the best following the idea and repeating steps of construction, scaling, testing and improving.

Ideas

Each new idea starts from zero. Of course leggings, t-shirts, panties and other basic, fitted garment pieces will be similar to any other similar pattern as we are all humans and share common anatomical features. We need art and freedom and something unique, therefore, some shifts from very mainstream patterns are in any of our constructed patterns, i.e., like longer sleeves for short sleeve shirts or longer back detail for tween shirts etc. still, alterations are afterward tested and standardized according to characteristics of each pattern.

Testing and improving

It takes much to be sure about the quality of patterns and technological processes  - how scaling will impact, are there any mistakes, communication between equipment, fabric properties, equipment adjustment etc. Each new idea is tested as much is needed. When a new product is accepted as fair enough (nothing is perfect and never is ready), it is time to finish the pattern itself, prepare all sizes, detail all instructions for you and finally let it go to!

Healthy You, healthy World

Our dedication extends to every aspect of our production process, including sourcing materials, manufacturing, and waste management. We are deeply committed to sustainable manufacturing practices, prioritizing the use of high-quality materials that are both environmentally friendly and safe for you.

We all want fabrics that feel good and are safe for our skin. That's why we try to select only quality materials. We seek out fabrics that are consciously manufactured, ensuring that their production processes minimize harm to both the environment and human health. By carefully vetting our fabric choices, we strive to offer products that not only feel good against your skin but also uphold ethical and responsible sourcing.  Also, all of our used fabrics are made locally in Latvia or Europe.

One of the cornerstones of our sustainability efforts is our local manufacturing approach, which operates strictly on-demand. Unlike traditional manufacturing models that rely on extensive stockpiles, we produce items only when there is a confirmed order. This not only minimizes excess inventory but also reduces the energy and resources required for storage. Our manufacturing process is designed to minimize waste at every stage. We carefully plan production to ensure that materials are used efficiently, leaving little to no leftover waste. Any excess materials that do arise is repurposed as much as possible.

Technological improvements

Previously, we relied on manual pattern-drawing techniques, attempting to adjust and scale patterns to suit our various needs and sizes. However, we soon realized that this approach was not the most efficient or accurate. Thus, we made the switch to digital parametric formula-based modelling system, recognizing its potential to improve our pattern making process allowing precise adjustments and scalability. Precisely what we needed. While transitioning to this new tool wasn't without its challenges, requiring extensive training courses to master, the investment has proven worthwhile. Now, we can ensure that each of our garments is customizable to fit the sizes and preferences of all of us effortlessly. And it's digital. Meaning that we could integrate that in something else directly.

And that something else is cutting and marking the fabric. Frustrated by the errors and imprecision that often arose from manual fabric cutting using templates, crayons and scissors, we sought alternative solutions to ensure the accuracy and quality of our kits. The desire to streamline our processes through automation was evident, but we were wary of bulky, industrial-scale machinery that wouldn't fit into our cozy sewing workshops.

Our search focused on fulfilling several key criteria: the ability to cut and mark various fabric types accurately, catering to typical garment sizes, seamless integration with our digital patterns, all while still to fit in one of our workshops. That resulted in building our own computer driven fabric cutting and laser etching machine allowing to cut the fabric in size up to 1.5 square meters and draw on it.

Now, our output matches the precision modeled in our designs – every cut and mark is executed with sub-millimeter accuracy. By optimizing the placement of fabric pieces, we've significantly reduced waste. Importantly, this process is repeatable, ensuring that we can produce exact garment parts consistently, no matter how many times they are replicated.

The Journal

Interested in learning more about our creations, designs, processes and our people? Then The Journal is the right place where you will find everything from in-depth articles and tutorials to stories

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